[Request] ytdl-shim, youtube-dl-git

[xiota]

Package:

ytdl-shim → https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/yt-dlp-drop-in

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/youtube-dl-git – Some programs won't work with yt-dlp.

Description:

While I would rather drop packages that depend on youtube-dl, several in the extra repository also depend on it. So it would be beneficial to provide a replacement.

aur/yt-dlp-drop-in is not fully compatible. it is only a shell script that does not cover python imports. The maintainers appear to be MIA. They have not responded to any of numerous comments over the last six months.

For reference, here is a list of packages that currently depend on youtube-dl. Required are bolded. The rest are optional. (Updated May 2024.)

chaotic-aur:

• celluloid-git #741
• copypastegrab-git #1745
• gallery-dl 828
• kawaii-player #378
• lollypop-git #562
• media-downloader 1592
• mpv-full
• mpv-full-git
• mpv-vapoursynth-git #741
• persepolis-git #2041
• pipe-viewer-git #485
• qytdl
• smtube #2382
• soundux #514
• yt-dlg-git #1538

extra:

• baka-mplayer
• lollypop
• mpv
• smplayer

[xiota]

@Technetium1 Should I go ahead and add these? Metrics, youtube-dl-git 133, ytdl-shim 23.

[Technetium1]

@xiota Great! Yes that's plenty enough to justify, esp due to size and fast builds. I think they should be hourly.

[xiota]

@sgse Planning to drop qytdl because not updated for Qt6. Upstream repo hasn't been updated in two years.